All news by author: Nicola Methven

675
Joe Swash's heartbreak in TV documentary as he and Stacey make foster kids vow
The TV actor and presenter was motivated to make a BBC documentary by a Government review into kids’ social care, which found the system has been woefully underfunded for years
841
Stacey Dooley's hit BBC programme cancelled after just two series
This Is My House featured famous faces including Alison Hammond and Harry Hill trying to figure out who was the real homeowner, and a celeb special with Robert Rinder and Ricky Hatton aired last year for Comic Relief
899
Giovanni Pernice's 'dream comes true' as he embarks on unexpected career move
Giovanni Pernice, who joined BBC's Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer back in 2015 has embarked on a very unexpected career move as he says his dreams are finally coming true
1212
TV docs get nasty surprise when ancestry show uncovers family's slave-trade past
Operation Ouch! twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken are left feeling sick when ancestor's dark history is uncovered on Who Do You Think You Are?
1381
EastEnders legend Michelle Collins was convinced Cindy would never return
The actress' character Cindy Beale was written out in a gripping murder plot storyline in 1998 - and as she makes a dramatic return to the long-running show, Michelle says she had given up ever coming back
1359
Elton John has never been to Glastonbury despite headlining festival this year
Sir Elton John is set to grace the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival's Worthy Farm this weekend but the singer admits he's never played at – or even visited – the event before
570
Claire Sweeney 'unrecognisable' as she joins Corrie as drug addict mum
It’s been 20 years since soap fans last saw Claire Sweeney as gobby Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside, appearing in 1,623 episodes between 1991 and 2003 - and now she plays a completely different character
657
There's been EIGHT Blue Peter badges in 60yr history - and there will be a ninth
It is now 60 years since the Blue Peter Badge appeared on our screens, with 1.5 million handed out so far - and even the King has received one
1232
David Tennant on the REAL reason he is returning to Doctor Who
The actor, 52, who played the 10th Doctor from 2006 to 2010, will appear in three specials to mark the sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary this autumn
1080
Ex-Met boss chillingly warns 'there'll be another killer cop like Wayne Couzens'
Former Met Chief Superintendent Parm Sandhu says it is 'likely' there will be another Wayne Couzens as misogyny is so entrenched within the police across the UK
1303
Gordon Ramsay bags Guinness World Record with TikTok star after making huge meal
The X-rated TV chef has now entered the record books with the largest beef wellington ever - with Gordon Ramsay accomplishing the feat alongside TikTok star Nick DiGiovanni
730
More lost Doctor Who episodes uncovered in hunt by 'film world's Indiana Jones'
Archive TV hunter Philip Morris has revealed he knows of four missing episodes which exist in private hands in the UK, plus another two which he’s tracked down overseas
1025
Jane McDonald signs up for Gogglebox with pal who's helping her through grief
The TV star lost her long-term partner in March 2021, and she has moved Sua Ravey into her home - and now the pair will star in new series of celebrity hit
1032
Royle Family reunites as Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston sign up for Gogglebox
It is more than a decade since their much-loved characters Jim and Barbara last settled down in front of a telly for the BBC comedy, and now the pair will now be among celebs who judge TV shows on Channel 4 hit
1082
Robert Carlyle says poverty that inspired Full Monty has returned to Britain
As he returns to the role of Gaz for an eight-part Disney+ series, the Scottish actor admits nothing has changed, adding: “Look what’s happened in 25 years"
795
Lost first episode of Blackadder with different actor as Baldrick will air in UK
Philip Fox, who later had roles in Midsomer Murders and Waking the Dead, replaced Tony Robinson after he pulled out to take a year-long role with the National Theatre
927
Family agony that convinced Colin Salmon to sign up for EastEnders role
The star, best known as Charles Robinson, the right-hand man of Judi Dench’s M in three 007 films, says he is thrilled to play former boxer George Knight
779
Lucy Benjamin returns to EastEnders 20 years after exit - and bringing trouble
Viewers last saw Lisa four years ago when she returned for a short stint in Walford after Louise became ­pregnant and Phil discovered that his daughter’s lover was also having an affair with his wife
1317
Phillip Schofield will only host one primetime ITV show after This Morning axe
Following the news Phillip Schofield has appeared on This Morning for the final time, the Mirror can now reveal the presenter will only host one primetime ITV show in the near future
1220
Patrick Kielty thought he was being told off when his dad had been killed
Comedian Patrick Kielty has revealed he thought he was being taken to his headteacher's office to be told off, only to be informed his father had been killed in the Troubles
823
Race Across The World winners are still elated at defying the odds to triumph
On the finale of the BBC show, the winners hugged and fell to their knees after opening the book to find they were the first to the last checkpoint at Cape Spear
852
Spycam show goes beneath the waves to capture footage from the deep
At the size of a small cow, the sperm whale is the largest and most ambitious of the animatronic camera-carrying creatures to be built so far
1018
Matt Willis confesses he did coke every day as wife Emma given brutal advice
Emma is seen tearfully going through the diary she kept in the weeks leading up to their marriage in 2008, trying to chart what he’d drunk or taken
1031
I'm A Celebrity campmates face another double eviction after hellish trial
Viewers were gripped as green team Andy Whyment and Georgia Toffolo took on yellows Myleene Klass and Jordan Banjo
1120
First look at Eurovision show - bikinis, military attire and pipe-playing dwarf
Fans have been given their first glimpse of the acts competing for a place in the grand final in Liverpool on May 13